Gallery 1988 is one of the premiere pop culture art galleries in the world and this year they’re bringing an amazing line up of exclusive art to San Diego Comic-Con featuring Mad Max: Fury Road, Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and more. »7/02/15 5:00pm 7/02/15 5:00pm

Since Star Wars Celebration, we learned that the Empire rebranded itself for The Force Awakens, Now, thanks to some leaked packaging for one of the First Order Stormtroopers, we know a bit more about how the post-Return of the Jedi world fits together. »6/27/15 8:30am 6/27/15 8:30am

We’re still recovering from last week’s Star Wars Celebration 2015, and we’ve got anotherfunvideo for you: a tour of all the costumes, props, and vehicles. Keep your eyes peeled for a look at the new Imperial Stormtroopers, plus all kinds of amazing original props. (Is that ... a Wookiee dreadlock?) »4/25/15 1:30pm 4/25/15 1:30pm

Stormtroopers are the disposable pawns of the Star Wars universe, and there’s more ways for them to die than movie spin-offs planned for the next 20 years. But in addition to dying from blaster fire, TIE fighter crashes, Death Star explosions, and lightsaber attacks, it appears that melting is yet another peril the… »4/24/15 3:30am 4/24/15 3:30am

The Facebook group Brainstorm does a new art challenge every month, and this month's is a great one: Redesign Darth Vader and/or stormtroopers. It's a shame we'll never see any of these on the big screen. »1/20/15 12:30am 1/20/15 12:30am

Looks like I was wrong about assuming Darth Vader and Obi-Wan would be the next we saw of Hot Toy's fledgling Star Wars line - another Stormtrooper, but also the first figure from the now-defunct Expanded Universe from the toymakers renowned for their crazy details. »12/03/14 3:03pm 12/03/14 3:03pm

We were mightily impressed when Hot Toys revealed their Han Solo and Chewbacca figures, the first since they'd acquired the Star Wars license - but it might just be their next one that gets me to crumble and pick up something from them. Hot Toys' Stormtrooper is here! »10/29/14 11:24am 10/29/14 11:24am

The big Star Wars rumor swirling about the Internet this week is that some Stormtroopers will appear in Episode VII with a major makeover. Folks, we think you can do better. Use your image editing skills to dream up the Stormtroopers you'd like to see in the next movie. »9/26/14 12:00pm 9/26/14 12:00pm

In the west, we generally buy Star Wars things. In Japan, they use Star Wars to sell things. The Galactic Empire has shilled plenty of Japanese products over the years, and their newest campaign is this shockingly cool commercial series for the Nissan Juke mini-SUV. »8/27/13 7:50am 8/27/13 7:50am

Artist Clinton Felker has given some of the Star Wars universe's most iconic characters a bushido makeover. Check out his takes on Darth Vader, Yoda, the stormtroopers, and that notorious ronin Boba Fett. The only thing we're missing here is Oni The Hutt. »2/09/12 11:10am 2/09/12 11:10am

Serving the Galactic Empire comes with some murky moral questions: Is the Rebel Alliance really a terrorist organization? Is political stability worth the destruction of an entire planet? Should I serve in a military that doesn't even teach me how to shoot properly? As the short film "Love Wars" reveals, those… »1/15/12 7:30am 1/15/12 7:30am

You can't stop the Imperial Stormtroopers. George Lucas sued the original designer of the stormtrooper costumes in Star Wars, seeking to stop him selling replicas. But even though Lucas prevailed in a U.S. court, he lost in the U.K. »7/28/11 6:30am 7/28/11 6:30am

Want to know what it's like to be an Imperial Stormtrooper? Check out College Humor's brilliant new webseries, featuring two "stormtroopers" and Aubrey Plaza (pseudo-Princess Leia). It's pretty side-splitting. »3/24/11 1:04pm 3/24/11 1:04pm

Who is The Sucklord? He's a Boba Fett-masked supercriminal whose passion for creating bootleg action figures has penetrated the rarefied world of high art. io9 hit up his recent gallery opening in NYC and learned of all things Suckadelic. »1/12/11 4:42pm 1/12/11 4:42pm

It's a typical day in New York. Leia Organa's doing some light reading on the subway, when suddenly a cadre of Imperial trooper enters. One stop later, a Sith Lord is using public transportation. Yes, Improv Everywhere has struck again. »7/14/10 4:13pm 7/14/10 4:13pm